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Barnet Common

Chipping BarnetCommon land in EnglandWater wells
Barnet Common on an 1805 map by William Hyett
Barnet Common on an 1805 map by William Hyett

Barnet Common was an area of common land to the south of the town of Chipping Barnet in what is now north London. The Common was created after a wood was cleared in the 16th century and was mostly used by local people to graze their animals. It was the location of a Digger colony and of the Barnet Physic Well at which mineral water was consumed. Part of the Common was enclosed in 1729 and the rest in 1815, leading to development on the north and south sides, and later infilling.

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Barnet Common
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EN5 3BS London (London Borough of Barnet)
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Barnet Common on an 1805 map by William Hyett
Barnet Common on an 1805 map by William Hyett
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